# Date: August 15, 2024

# These are replication materials for:
- Winning At All Costs? How Negative Partisanship Affects Voter Decision-Making
- Published in Political Behavior

# Authors
- Mia Costa 
- Zachary Albert

# Data files and R code
These files will reproduce the analyses reported in the paper:
- butler_homola_names_coded.csv - a csv file containing a list of names used in the conjoint, coded for sex and race from Butler and Homola (2017)
- study1_data.csv - a csv file containing survey responses for subjects in study 1 
- study2_data.csv - a csv file containing survey responses for subjects in study 2
- study1_results.R - replication code for study 1
- study2_results.R - replication code for study 2

# Working directory 
To replicate the analyses, set your working directory to the replication folder that contains the datasets. A default working directory is currently set to a folder called "POBE Replication Files_Strategic Voting" on your Desktop. 


# Software details
- R: 4.3.1 (2023-06-16) -- "Beagle Scouts"
- RStudio: Version 2023.06.1+524 (2023.06.1+524)
- OS: Macbook OS Sonoma (14.6.1)

# Contact
Any questions should be directed to Mia Costa at mia.costa@dartmouth.edu



